Jet Set, a horse ridden by Switzerland’s Robin Godel, was euthanized after sustaining an injury on the cross-country course at the Tokyo Olympics today, Aug. 1. The gelding pulled up lame after jumping through the Mt. Fuji Water Complex at fence 20. “The horse received immediate veterinary attention at the fence and, after an initial […]
Tokyo—Aug. 1 What do you get when you put three double-clear cross-country trips together on a day when few make it around without penalties? You get a team leading by nearly 20 points at the Olympic Games. That team, Great Britain, is currently sitting on 78.3 penalties ahead of Australia (96.2) and France (97.1). The […]
Seven years ago, Thomas Heffernan Ho was happily putting his university degree to good use, working in hotel management in London and his home country of Hong Kong. He’d grown up taking lessons in riding schools and enjoyed watching his brother Daniel Heffernan Ho ride, but he’d never seriously competed himself. Then came a call […]
Tokyo—July 31 All four U.S. show jumping horses presented for the first horse inspection at the Olympic Games passed this evening in Tokyo. The squad includes Kent Farrington with Gazelle, Laura Kraut with Baloutinue, Jessica Springsteen with Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve and traveling reserve McLain Ward with Contagious. Two horses were sent to the holding […]
Tokyo—July 31 It took until the second-to-last rider of the Tokyo Olympics eventing dressage to crack the mark of 23.6 set early yesterday by Great Britain’s Oliver Townend. The rider to finally break through? It was none other than Rolex Grand Slam winner and reigning Olympic champion Michael Jung aboard Chipmunk FRH. Jung’s mark of […]
Australian three-day eventer Andrew Hoy is in Tokyo to contest his eighth Olympic Games, this time with Vassily de Lassos (Jaguar Mail—Illusion Perdue), a 12-year-old Anglo Arab owned by David and Paula Evans. Hoy has been competing at the top level eventing for more than 40 years, starting his international career at 18, when he […]
Tokyo—July 30 Great Britain’s Oliver Townend is the World No. 1 rider, so it’s only fitting he’s sitting in first place after the first day of dressage at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Aboard his five-star winner Ballaghmor Class, Townend was second in the ring and earned a score of 23.6 penalties that none of the […]
Horse Sport Ireland announced Thursday that Cathal Daniels has withdrawn his mare Rioghan Rua “for veterinary reasons” ahead of the start of the Olympic eventing competition. Daniels will be replaced by Austin O’Connor who traveled to Tokyo as the reserve. The Irish team will not incur a penalty for the substitution as it is taking place […]
Tokyo—July 29 Tokyo’s Olympic cross-country track will challenge riders to hold their lines across a tight, undulating track, members of the U.S. Eventing Team said, and they feel well prepared for the task ahead. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday after all their horses passed the first horse inspection, the U.S. riders talked about their experiences […]
Following the acceptance of all Australian team horses at the first horse inspection today, July 29, it was decided that Leporis, ridden by Stuart Tinney, will not start the competition and will be replaced by Kevin McNab riding Don Quidam. Based on advice from the team veterinarians and in consultation with the athletes, the decision […]
Jet Set, a horse ridden by Switzerland’s Robin Godel, was euthanized after sustaining an injury on the cross-country course at the Tokyo Olympics today, Aug. 1. The gelding pulled up lame after jumping through the Mt. Fuji Water Complex at fence 20. “The horse received immediate veterinary attention at the fence and, after an initial […]
Tokyo—Aug. 1 What do you get when you put three double-clear cross-country trips together on a day when few make it around without penalties? You get a team leading by nearly 20 points at the Olympic Games. That team, Great Britain, is currently sitting on 78.3 penalties ahead of Australia (96.2) and France (97.1). The […]
Seven years ago, Thomas Heffernan Ho was happily putting his university degree to good use, working in hotel management in London and his home country of Hong Kong. He’d grown up taking lessons in riding schools and enjoyed watching his brother Daniel Heffernan Ho ride, but he’d never seriously competed himself. Then came a call […]
Tokyo—July 31 All four U.S. show jumping horses presented for the first horse inspection at the Olympic Games passed this evening in Tokyo. The squad includes Kent Farrington with Gazelle, Laura Kraut with Baloutinue, Jessica Springsteen with Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve and traveling reserve McLain Ward with Contagious. Two horses were sent to the holding […]
Tokyo—July 31 It took until the second-to-last rider of the Tokyo Olympics eventing dressage to crack the mark of 23.6 set early yesterday by Great Britain’s Oliver Townend. The rider to finally break through? It was none other than Rolex Grand Slam winner and reigning Olympic champion Michael Jung aboard Chipmunk FRH. Jung’s mark of […]
Australian three-day eventer Andrew Hoy is in Tokyo to contest his eighth Olympic Games, this time with Vassily de Lassos (Jaguar Mail—Illusion Perdue), a 12-year-old Anglo Arab owned by David and Paula Evans. Hoy has been competing at the top level eventing for more than 40 years, starting his international career at 18, when he […]
Tokyo—July 30 Great Britain’s Oliver Townend is the World No. 1 rider, so it’s only fitting he’s sitting in first place after the first day of dressage at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Aboard his five-star winner Ballaghmor Class, Townend was second in the ring and earned a score of 23.6 penalties that none of the […]
Horse Sport Ireland announced Thursday that Cathal Daniels has withdrawn his mare Rioghan Rua “for veterinary reasons” ahead of the start of the Olympic eventing competition. Daniels will be replaced by Austin O’Connor who traveled to Tokyo as the reserve. The Irish team will not incur a penalty for the substitution as it is taking place […]
Tokyo—July 29 Tokyo’s Olympic cross-country track will challenge riders to hold their lines across a tight, undulating track, members of the U.S. Eventing Team said, and they feel well prepared for the task ahead. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday after all their horses passed the first horse inspection, the U.S. riders talked about their experiences […]
Following the acceptance of all Australian team horses at the first horse inspection today, July 29, it was decided that Leporis, ridden by Stuart Tinney, will not start the competition and will be replaced by Kevin McNab riding Don Quidam. Based on advice from the team veterinarians and in consultation with the athletes, the decision […]
